Susan Alexandra Weaver was born in New York City on October 8, 1949,[4][5] the daughter of English actress Elizabeth Inglis (1913–2007)[6] and American television executive Pat Weaver (1908–2002).[7] Her father served as president of NBC from 1953 to 1955, during which time he created The Today Show.[8] Pat's brother, Doodles Weaver, was a comedian and contributor to Mad.[9] She is of Dutch, English, Scots-Irish, and Scottish descent through her father.[10][11]

At the age of 14, Weaver began using the name "Sigourney" after she took it from a minor character in The Great Gatsby.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigourney_Weaver

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 22 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So... she has the second best stage name in the Weaver family.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

NGL, Doodles Weaver is a pretty memorable name.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

And she did a lot fewer recordings with Spike Jones and his City Slickers.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

TIL it is a stage name

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not her given name, but it's also not a stage name because it's a name she was using before she started acting.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 6 months ago

TIL it's a name

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

it's crazy to think that someone would see the name at 14 and start using it their whole life. iconic. she had nothing to worry about with that attitude; she never had the chance to be normal.